Ariel Cohen is a
political scientist focusing on political risk,
international security and
energy policy, and the rule of law.[1] Cohen currently serves as the Managing Director of the Energy, Growth, and Security Program] (EGS) at the International Tax and Investment Center (ITIC), an independent, nonprofit research and education organization founded in 1993 to promote tax reform and public-private initiatives to improve the investment climate in transition and developing economies.
He is also a nonresident senior fellow in the Eurasia Center at the
Atlantic Council.[2] Until July 2014, Cohen was a senior research fellow at
The Heritage Foundation in
Washington, D.C. He specializes in Russia, Eurasia, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East.
Cohen is a writer and commentator in the American and international media. He has appeared on CNN, NBC, CBS, FOX, C-SPAN, BBC-TV and Al Jazeera English, and Russian and Ukrainian national TV networks. He was a commentator on a
Voice of America weekly radio and TV show for eight years. He is a contributing editor to The National Interest and a blogger for
Voice of America.
Cohen has written on financial corruption and foreign policy in Russia, and on U.S. security issues.[11][12][13][14][15][16]
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Books
The Russian Military and the Georgia War: Lessons and Implications[17] (with Robert E. Hamilton and Strategic Studies Institute), (Military Bookshop, 2011)
ISBN978-1780395135
Kazakhstan: The Road to Independence[18] (Central Asia Caucasus Institute, 2008, paperback)
ISBN978-9185937363
Kazakhstan: Energy Cooperation with Russia - Oil, Gas and Beyond[19] (GMB Publishing, 2006, paperback)
ISBN978-1905050413
"How More Economic Freedom Will Attract Investment to Kazakhstan and Central Asia", The Heritage Foundation, June 26, 2012[23]
"Reset Regret: Heritage Foundation Recommendations", The Heritage Foundation, August 5, 2011[24]
“Central Asian Terrorism: An Emerging Threat to U.S. Security” with Morgan Roach, The Heritage Foundation, June 13, 2011[25]
“Turkey after the Elections: Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy” with Sally McNamara, The Heritage Foundation, June 8, 2011[26]
Testimonies
"Time to Pause the Reset? Defending U.S. Interests in the Face of Russian Aggression", Foreign Affairs Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, July 7, 2011[27]
"European and Eurasian Energy: Developing Capabilities for Security and Prosperity, Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia", Foreign Affairs Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, June 2, 2011[28]
"Foreign Policy and National Security Implications of Oil Dependence", Foreign Affairs Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, March 22, 2007[29]
^Cohen, Ariel (August 19, 2010). [tp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/aug/19/russia-bears-down/ "COHEN: Russia bears down Obama's 'reset' button is broken"]. The Washington Times.